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July 31, 2005
— it plays all the classic Lucasarts adventures, like Monkey Island and Day of the Tentacle #
— fun conspiracy theory; the earliest I could find was in a Jackie Martling book from 1998 via Digg #
— some serious drama, leading to a pro-Jark backlash on the homepage via Simon Carless #
— they hit the Apple Store up for “genius braaaains” #
— Derek Powazek’s vigilante justice against a hit and run #
— this should be good; this article is deceptive, only saying the shows will be in competing time slots via Fimoculous #
— short film by Matt Groening’s dad from 1969? via Simon Carless #
— they spoke to several of the satire sites, as well via Simon Carless #
— it’s up and running on Slashcode via Simon Carless #
July 30, 2005
— using Linux and IR to expose billing systems, read other guest’s e-mail, and open the minibar #
— everyone wants to work at the two big search firms, affecting the rest of high tech via Slashdot #
— extends the API to modify the UI; check the growing list of plugins via Andre Torrez #
— their Zodiac gaming PDA was a wonderful platform for open emulation #
July 29, 2005
— one of the best redesigns in recent memory via Digg #
— addictive and cruel building game via MetaFilter #
— Javascript, podcasts, and an on-screen keyboard #
— great article, but I spotted one small goof; there was no “www” when he met with ABC in 1989 #
— he’ll be the most marketable 10-year-old ever via Nelson Minar #
— his talk lost him his job, launched an FBI investigation, and could cripple the Internet; more on Wired News #
— one of the biggest of the old-school Windows P2P apps #
— not very detailed, but sounds like some serious network issues via zeropaid.com #
July 28, 2005
— I gave up waiting months ago and switched to the fabulous Reblog, and I don’t regret it one bit #
— I wish they were doing a Katamari Brick Flick #
July 27, 2005
— it’s public, so give it a try #
— NFL defensive lineman’s crafting book from 1973 via Eyebeam #
— great intro to cross-browser differences #
— a letter to Hillary Clinton via Slashdot #
— like most blacklists, you end up placing a lot of trust in the maintainer via Digg #
— stifling the world’s creativity, one takedown at a time #
July 26, 2005
— possibly the best black Neil Diamond impersonator ever; don’t miss the MP3s #
— no more staff writers via therawfeed.com #
— though I’m still getting prompted to log in when reading any blog entry #
— looks like he pushed the Neiman Marcus cookie recipe into Delicious’ most popular #
— more fringe sports, it’s a cult of multiplayer videogaming via Simon Carless #
— I love mini golf, but I didn’t even know this existed #
— and works with complex user scripts; here’s Aaron’s announcement #
— heavily inspired by the 37signals school of design #
— and announces it on EA’s official support forums via Digg #
July 25, 2005
— I love this kind of thing; reminds me of the recent Pixar photo tour #
— not as elegant as My Yahoo, but it’s a start #
— I’d love to see video via Joystiq #
— the announcement on Konfabulator’s site is fun, see the full comic #
— new PVR records a month of TV on all channels at once #
— the Egyptian reporter was stopped, twice via blog.wfmu.org #
— depressing news; Unsolved is still my favorite mix of indie rock and jazz #
— made me laugh; hosted locally #
